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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Wikipedia
has an article on:
Bananagate
Wikipedia
Etymology
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From
banana
+
-gate
.
Proper noun
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]
Bananagate
A
scandal
of the 1970s involving
bribes
to the
Honduran
president
to reduce the
export
tax
on
bananas
. It provoked the
overthrow
of Honduras'
military
government
.
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banana republic
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